I'm not just human!

"Reporting to all the righteous gods, I did indeed decipher it, but only a small part. However, at the same time as I deciphered it, I was inexplicably struck by an attack from a righteous god's rank and almost perished. Fortunately, Lord [Absolute Attack] came to my rescue."

As it spoke, it opened the tattered ancient book in its hand, flipping to the first page and pointing to the first line.

Perhaps due to its condition, it showed signs of breaking through to the Celestial Venerable realm again. The righteous gods all understood that for unknown beings like the Philosopher Attendant, once they could solve major mysteries in extraordinary or mutated history, or decipher the inscriptions on supreme divine objects such as the Star Sea Copper Pillar, their strength would increase greatly.

Unfortunately, when it comes to deciphering, the true masters are the First History and His son, the Observer of All Things, along with the Apostle of Knowledge. None of the true gods present were truly proficient in this area.

Fortunately, the Philosophy Pencil has successfully deciphered this passage. Everyone crowded around to see what it had deciphered that could allow a Philosopher's Attendant of Outer God rank to directly ascend to the rank of Celestial Venerable.

And why it was suddenly attacked by the aura of a divine being.

Immediately, the gods were all taken aback, and even Xia Fa's pupils shrank slightly, as if he had seen some extremely unbelievable characters.

What the "philosophy pencil" had deciphered was none other than a passage of scripture.

"When those 30,000 years come, a king who will decide everything will be born."

"It will lead its army back to the world and exterminate all those who should not exist, along with those filthy creatures."

"All beings will recite its name and rejoice that the universe has been restored to holiness."

"And when everything ends, it will return to its former place and fall into slumber."

"When it awakens, it wields the sword of judgment; that is the wrath of a king, unstoppable."

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the gods looked at each other, seemingly understanding something.

"A king, a king... In other words, that Golden Cleaner is the king among the Golden Cleaners?"

[Incorrect Rule] He muttered, his tone suddenly filled with deep regret:

"If only I had approached the [Apostle of Knowledge] or the [Observer of All Things] back then and had them decipher this text..."

The gods all understood what He was saying. The birth of this King of the Golden Cleansers was certainly not something that could be achieved overnight, and there was a chance to stop it.

If we had known the inscription on this bronze pillar of the starry sea beforehand, things might have taken a dramatic turn for the better.

But it's too late to say anything now. The king among the Golden Cleansers has already been born, and just like this scripture, he will annihilate all extraordinary beings in the world and restore the universe to its sacred state.

"No wonder it's so powerful, it's the King of the Gold Cleaners..."

The Paradox Joker sighed, shook his head, and looked dejected and desperate.

Xia Fa, however, asked in confusion:

"The Starry Sea Copper Pillar was born during that great event 30,000 years ago, and was subsequently destroyed in that event, but..."

His meaning was clear: there are no prophecies in this world that can span tens of thousands of years; being able to predict for a few decades or a few hundred years is already the limit.

But why was the birth of the King of the Golden Cleansers predicted on the Starry Sea Copper Pillar 30,000 years ago?

[The incorrect rule] sighed softly:

“Xia Fa, I understand what you mean. If I had to say something, I would say that the King of the Golden Cleaners was destined to be born 30,000 years ago. It just took a full 30,000 years for him to be born. This is not a prophecy, but a faithful record of everything that happened.”

Xia Fa was suddenly taken aback:

"If that's the case..."

He once had a very bold conjecture, but he wasn't sure. Now, with the deciphering of this passage, this conjecture seems to be truly confirmed.

Seeing that the gods were all looking at him, Xia Fa no longer hesitated and uttered his shocking conjecture in a deep voice:

"The Golden Cleaners...could they have been born from the origin of the universe? Because the universe's origin was damaged in the great event 30,000 years ago, countless authorities and powers were leaked out, turning into things like the proof of eternal covenants and extraordinary talents. So, the universe created the Golden Cleaners to reclaim them?"

Surprisingly, the gods didn't seem particularly surprised when these words were uttered.

[The actor in the "fate" segment] smiled wryly:

"Actually, we've had this suspicion for a long time, but we didn't dare to confirm it or admit it. After all, if it's the universe's instinct to destroy us extraordinary beings, that would be too despairing."

The "incorrect rule" then continues:

"But now, we have to admit it whether we want to or not. As early as 30,000 years ago, the universe's instincts planned everything, creating the Golden Sleeping Land, and especially creating this King of the Golden Cleansers. The previous two attacks by the Golden Cleansers were just a pretext."

The previous two times were naturally the time when Julius was born 30,000 years ago, and the time when Julius led more than 600 newly born Golden Cleansers to attack the Nine Great Gods 10,000 years ago.

In retrospect, both instances were intended to conceal the birth and growth of this King of Gold Cleaners, along with the more than ten thousand Gold Cleaners.

This King of the Golden Cleansers... is the one who truly embodies the will of the universe's origin to reclaim all leaked power!

And it is about to complete its growth, and with its majestic presence, it will lead thousands of troops to sweep away all the extraordinary beings in the universe!

The gods all understood this principle, but precisely because of this, a great sense of resentment and frustration arose in their hearts.

"Why? Just because the origin of the universe wants to reclaim its power, we extraordinary beings must die?"

[Brief Reality] His emotions grew increasingly intense, and he now looked more like a true artist.

"There's nothing we can do. The origin of the universe... or rather, the universe itself, probably doesn't possess a true will. Everything is just instinct. However, this should be its strongest and last resort. Unfortunately, we can't withstand it."

The Paradox Joker shook his head and let out a long sigh.

Xia Fa narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly spoke:

"What if we manage to pull through?"

The gods were all taken aback, and then they all looked at him.

While everyone else was feeling down and hopeless, only Xia Fa quickly composed himself, regained his confidence, and now he seemed to be radiating light.

"Three days, just three days. Once I obtain the [Primordial Secrets] and become a true god, I won't be afraid of anything, not even a mere King of the Golden Cleansers!"

Chapter 507 Arrogant Fools, Powerless (Part 1)

It was as if a bright ray of dawn had risen in the boundless darkness.

The nine righteous gods were all taken aback, and suddenly felt in their hearts... that they had truly found hope!

Yes, Xia Fa is only a Celestial Venerable now, yet he can already defeat over six thousand Golden Cleansers. If he becomes a True God, how many could he defeat? One hundred thousand? Two hundred thousand?

In this situation, let alone the strongest King of the Golden Cleansers born from the origin of the universe, even if a God of the Golden Cleansers came, it wouldn't matter!

"Three days, just three days. We just need to figure out a way to get through these three days..."

[Absolute Defense] murmured, seemingly racking his brains to figure out how to escape the clutches of the King of the Golden Cleansers in these three days and survive until the [Ancient Secrets] are born.

[Incorrect Rule] The head in the very center suddenly flashed a look of worry:

"But what if, three days later, the King of the Golden Cleansers is also guarding the place where the [Ancient Secret] was born?"

Upon hearing this, the hope that had been rising in the hearts of the nine righteous gods trembled again, as if it was about to be extinguished.

Unexpectedly, the Moon Goddess stepped forward and said in a serious tone:

"Don't be afraid. After joining forces with [Silver Universe], we've already grasped some of the basics. If [Primordial Secrets] has truly appeared, I'm confident that together with [Silver Universe], we can directly transfer it to Xia Fa!"

"Really?" The Paradox Joker's eyes suddenly lit up, an astonishingly bright light.

“It’s true.” The Moon Goddess said with absolute certainty.

[Absolute Defense] Upon hearing this, he slapped his fist and palm together, making a loud cracking sound:

"Alright, then we'll just have to get through these three days! Anyway, the King of the Golden Cleaners doesn't seem to dare to easily awaken those ten thousand-plus Golden Cleaners. Three days is nothing—"

The voice abruptly stopped, and an exceptionally vast and supreme wave seemed to erupt from the deepest part of the universe, instantly sweeping across the real world and even the entire Protoss Realm.

The nine righteous gods felt a sudden tremor in their hearts, and Xia Fa's eyes flashed with brilliant lightning, ready to enter his ultimate state at any moment.

"What happened?" [Supreme Law] looked at everyone blankly.

The nine righteous gods all shook their heads in bewilderment.

Everyone knows that something tremendous must have happened, a kind of upheaval that has never been seen in 30,000 years.

But no one knows exactly what happened.

Unfortunately, this happened at the very moment when the King of the Golden Cleansers awoke.

This kind of unknown fear is the most tormenting.

Suddenly, the Moon Goddess let out a soft cry, her fair hand supporting her forehead, her tall body swaying slightly, as if she were somewhat dizzy.

Xia Fa was about to go over and help her up when he saw that the Moon Goddess had already steadied herself, but her face was very pale and filled with terror.

"I... my control over time has been stolen!"

Her words startled all nine righteous gods.

"Could it be that the King of the Gold Cleansers is already preparing to make a move? But it..." [Supreme Decree] was only halfway through his sentence when he saw the expressions of all the gods change, and they all looked towards the outside of the city where gold pounds converge.

Originally, outside the city where gold pounds converged, there were floating realms of gods, broken ghost domains, and extraordinary tombs everywhere. But now, the outside has suddenly become empty, as if a great battle at the level of true gods has just taken place.

In that boundless, dark starry sky, tens of thousands of enormous, mountain-like golden cleaners stood silently in neat rows, their figures appearing and disappearing in the darkness.

These gold cleaners stood ramrod straight, their hands gripping the saddle ropes, while their golden armored warhorses stood upright and quiet beneath them.

The golden weapons at the waists of each Gold Cleanser gleamed with a chilling golden light, as if they were ready to face an epic battle at any moment.

In front of the tens of thousands of Gold Cleaners lined up in battle formation, there was a Gold Cleaner whose figure was much taller than the others, who was bowing his head and wiping his sword.

Without needing to be deliberately identified, it possesses an extraordinary aura; even when it stands there on horseback, it seems as if it is about to rule the world.

Compared to it, the other Golden Cleaners were reduced from being beings of divine status to mere foot soldiers, always ready to be at its beck and call.

Yet it remained silent, wiping its longsword with its head down, its posture relaxed.

That was none other than the King of the Golden Cleansers, clad in golden armor covered in runes, all of which were runes of the Silver Throne, constantly writhing and exuding an extremely eerie aura. Even the warhorse beneath it was covered in writhing runes.

Only its heavy, solemn longsword, smooth as a mirror, ancient and weathered, bore no secret inscriptions.

It gives the impression that this sword can cut down any enemy who dares to stand in its way, and that no one can stop it.

Suddenly, a gray mist rose around them, and Julius emerged from it. He was also clad in armor, but he was leading a dark gold armored warhorse, seemingly too afraid to ride to meet the King of the Golden Cleansers.

Following it came false gods such as [Embers of Glory], [Cataclysmic Tyrant], and [Supreme Judgment], as well as a fake [Temporary Reality], and more than thirty Golden Cleansers.

However, Gastis the Great Axe was not there.

"Kings!"

Julius knelt on one knee, his voice trembling with both fear and loyalty.

"Yes, Julius, you've had a hard time these past 30,000 years. I've learned what happened through the Time Mist."

The King of Gold Cleaners didn't even raise his head, continuing to polish his ancient longsword, his voice surprisingly gentle.